want to open whatsapp to chat with a unsaved contact number in android app

Question

i want to open whatsapp chat box for some number which is not saved in user mobile.

I am using below code :

Uri uri = Uri.parse("smsto:" + str_MobileNumber);
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, uri);
i.putExtra("sms_body", "Hello");
i.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
mContext.startActivity(i);

But whatsapp is showing error :

It is not error. The phone number is not registered with WhatsApp. — Liem Vo, Jul 09 '16 at 02:19
@LiemVo...this appears only if number is not in my contact list, if i save the same number in my phone then all things work fine... — BHARAT GUPTA, Jul 09 '16 at 02:43

score 16 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 05 '18 at 18:16

Method 1 - Using android component name

 public static void openWhatsAppConversation(Context context, String number, String message) {

    number = number.replace(" ", "").replace("+", "");

    Intent sendIntent = new Intent("android.intent.action.MAIN");

    sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
    sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, message);
    sendIntent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.whatsapp", "com.whatsapp.Conversation"));
    sendIntent.putExtra("jid", PhoneNumberUtils.stripSeparators(number) + "@s.whatsapp.net");

    context.startActivity(sendIntent);
}

Method 2 - Using whatsapp api uri

public static void openWhatsAppConversationUsingUri(Context context, String numberWithCountryCode, String message) {

    Uri uri = Uri.parse("https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=" + numberWithCountryCode + "&text=" + message);

    Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);

    context.startActivity(sendIntent);
}

the second method working for me and this should be the accepted answer — Shalan93, Sep 30 '20 at 14:39

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 28 '17 at 06:16

Sorry for late reply. I suppose your problem must be solved by now. You can try following code to open conversation for not saved numbers:

private void openWhatsApp(String number) {
        try {
            number = number.replace(" ", "").replace("+", "");

            Intent sendIntent = new Intent("android.intent.action.MAIN");
            sendIntent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.whatsapp","com.whatsapp.Conversation"));
            sendIntent.putExtra("jid", PhoneNumberUtils.stripSeparators(number)+"@s.whatsapp.net");
            context.startActivity(sendIntent);

        } catch(Exception e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "ERROR_OPEN_MESSANGER"+e.toString());
        }
    }

want to open whatsapp to chat with a unsaved contact number in android app

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